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"Cyber criminals will use a time of crisis to cover some of their actions in a very opportunistic way. And so we try to track and match our operations and vigilance to that."

St. Stephen's Hospital, based in Hervey Bay, Queensland, one of the first HIMSS Stage 7 hospitals in Australia, used bar coding, CPOE and change-management strategies to boost its patient safety.

The Houston ENT & Allergy Clinic also increased its referral conversion by 35%, which translated to an additional $500,000 in annual revenue.

One of the largest university hospitals in Europe is turbo-charging its use of apps and online consultations to support patients during this crisis. Interoperability is clearly the key, as digitised processes are paying off.

The Abu Dhabi Health Workforce Management System allows clinical staff from across the UAE to volunteer their services, or apply to work, in the healthcare sector during the current outbreak of COVID-19.

Its updated Digital Health Implementation Playbook Series offers tips and best practices for making the most of virtual consult technologies.

Nearly three-quarters of respondents said they’d consider using telehealth to be remotely screened for COVID-19, and two-thirds said the pandemic has increased their willingness to try virtual care, a Sykes survey found.

Cerner has been tapped by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service to supply its Millennium EHR system for a 4,000-bed temporary hospital in London.

As the COVID-19 crisis forces hospitals to get creative, a retired Air Force Colonel offers some perspective on IT preparedness gained from previous emergency medical deployments.